Old School Cottage, Oak Road, Denstone, Uttoxeter, ST14 5HT
About Old School Cottage
Old School Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Denstone, Uttoxeter, Uttoxeter (ST14 5HT). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 187 m² it's 21.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (154 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £570,000 is 26.7% above the 2016 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Old School Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Old School Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Old School Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£570,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 19 years.
£449,950
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2016Most recent
£449,950
+59.6%over 8 years25 January 2008
£282,000
+17.5%over 8 months3 June 2007
£240,000
+92.0%over 9 years25 June 1997
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST14 5HT: £395,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in ST14 5HT
Heathers, Oak Road, Denstone, Uttoxeter, ST14 5HT
Sold Mar 2025
£395,000Beau Lee, Oak Road, Denstone, Uttoxeter, ST14 5HT
Sold Jun 2024
£275,000Peacehaven, Oak Road, Denstone, Uttoxeter, ST14 5HT
Sold Oct 2021
£425,000Upper Croft, Oak Road, Denstone, Uttoxeter, ST14 5HT
Sold Dec 2020
£450,000Haxted House, Oak Road, Denstone, Uttoxeter, ST14 5HT
Sold Jul 2018
£250,000
Everything we know about Old School Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Oak Road homes
Habitable Rooms for Old School Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,406
Street avg £2,370
Floor Area
187 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 10.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Tavern PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
All Saints CofE Academy Denstone. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB